With the collar on it will be much easier to get a firm hold of her. Once she realises there is no easy escape she usually calms down. In the past it was while trying to get a grip that the problems occurred. The muzzle will be ready however should it be required.

Thanks for the advice so far. The wife managed to get a collar on the dog as part of a cautious grooming session (the dog is shedding its winter coat) and I am enlisting one of my nephews who looks after the fifteen dogs my wife supports out in the village. The dog likes him and he has just vaccinat...

Any practical suggestions please. One of our dogs is due for her rabies jab. Taken in when young and semi feral she is now seven and is very difficult to catch without getting bitten (last time it cost me more for my treatment than her jab and tick infestation treatment). She had a collar but while ...

I have always tagged it as a sewage smell. It has become a habit when using the back entrance (most of the time) to close the car windows between booths and the air con on recirc. Have not noticed it recently but with the wifes ultra sensitive nose I am not going to open the window and suffer her co...

My learning to read Thai coincided with my kids also learning and I found them both patient and entertained as I read their books about a farmer and his farm to them. This was backed up by what I still feel is one of the best teach yourself (but practice with family and friends) book, The Fundamenta...

I have always found 102 a good safe route away from traffic for cyclists wanting to get the other side of the hill without having the initial challenge or either 88, Pala U or the other road past Da Vinci school. Also a chance to get the 4x4 dirty although it gets a bit narrow before you reach the n...

There is also, in the 407's case, a rather nasty chemical that is a fuel borne catalyst designed to aid regeneration of particulate filters fitted to diesel vehicles It was possible to remove the particulate filter and just put a through pipe but apart from modifying the exhaust this would involve m...

I had a Peugeot 407 Coupe with the twin turbo diesel engine, same as in some Range Rovers, Jags etc fitted with a particulate filter and to be honest it was an expensive waste although better for the environment. It needed regular runs at a consistent high speed for about 15 minutes to regenerate or...

It may be an old thread but has given a link to, I think, the book that started my own education in the Thai language. Way back in the early nineties I used 'The Fundamentals of the Thai Language' to learn some Thai while away at work and then learn how to actually pronounce the words correctly once...

Although the tickets are not expensive the biggest problem will be finding a place to stay if you want to be close to the circuit. All the good hotel rooms are already snapped up by the package dealers at extortionate prices. Probably best to make a holiday based in Korat and drive in on the days in...